Sir Alex ferguson not sorry over Manchester United semi-final team selection

Apr 21 2009 by Our Correspondent, Daily Post

SIR ALEX FERGUSON is unrepentant in his Manchester United team selection for the FA Cup semi-final against Everton.

The young Manchester United line-up contained four teenagers – including Federico Macheda and Fabio Da Silva who were making their first and second United starts respectively – while Darron Gibson and Anderson are not much older. Ben Foster may have a couple of England caps but he is still lacking in top-flight experience and even Carlos Tevez has only just celebrated his 25th birthday.

“I am absolutely convinced I picked the right team,” Ferguson said. “I have no regrets about it at all. I knew there would be some criticism because it did not work for us.

“But we are coming to that period now where it is game after game.

“There is enough freshness in the rest of the squad for Wednesday’s game against Portsmouth now, which is how we planned it.

“We are very pleased with the young boys’ contribution. Obviously you want to win a semi-final but they all did well.”